Manitoba First Nations Police Service responded to reports of a man in possession of a handgun on Saturday night at the Sandy Bay First Nation.
Police located the suspect in a bushed area just off Center Road and after being asked to exit the bush, the suspect took off running.
After a short foot pursuit, the suspect was quickly arrested and taken into custody. Police located what appeared to be a home-made handgun that the suspect pulled from his pants. The weapon was seized and secured.
25-year-old Edmond Raymond Spence has been charged with Possession of a weapon dangerous to the public, Resisting arrest, Failure to comply with probation, and Possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine).
This arrest was part of the Manitoba First Nations Police Service’s “Guns and Gangs Initiative”
